One thing I did not expect to hear at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was Matt Tuleja's detailed, harrowing first-person account of being restrained in a psychiatric ward, and of the damage that practice leaves behind. Comments are open.

Are people with ADHD drawn to using digital technology more? Or did their ADHD develop because of their tech use? Smart piece from Christina Caron on the diagnostic dilemma of ADHD in adults: Without clear rules, providers are 'making it up as they go along.'

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Masterful, dark storytelling by Dan Barry takes us into the chaotic heart of America’s tent cities, where the law rarely, if ever, penetrates. Just read it.

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rapture!

What is the Wall Street Journal. …

#freeevan

Thrilled to see our recent study on self-labeling featured in today's New York Times!

Ellen Barry's excellent article breaks down the prevalence infaltion hypothesis (@drlucyfoulkes & Jack Andrews). A brief 🧵 on the evidence, as I see it:

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What if talking so much about mental health is making kids worse? In today's The Morning, I look at the 'prevalence inflation' hypothesis, from Dr Lucy Foulkes & Jack Andrews.

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What if talking so much about mental health is making kids worse? I unpack the 'prevalence inflation' hypothesis put forward by Dr Lucy Foulkes and Jack Andrews: Vigilance on mental health helps us spot untreated disorders, but also causes overinterpretation of ordinary,

Sometimes, courage and resilience is so strong it can take your breath away. Free Evan Gershkovich now.

Moscow, Russia. April, 2024.

📸by AFP News Agency's Natalia Kolesnikova

A truly beautiful piece about and for ⁦Evan Gershkovich⁩ by his sister, ⁦Danielle Gershkovich⁩ that ran today in their hometown newspaper ⁦The Philadelphia Inquirer⁩. #IStandWithEvan inquirer.com/opinion/commen…

Free Evan Gershkovich now!

Third day. A mountain of flowers.

“You lived as a free man. You died as a free man.”

The second day. They are still lining up.

People say goodbye to Navalny. We will never forget.

Nasty women! Join me and Kate at Brookline Booksmith on Wednesday, to talk about the infuriating, inspiring story of The Exceptions.

Anastasia, 19, had flown in from Novosibirsk, 1,800 miles from Moscow, to be present.

“I think that he is a freer man than all of us,” she said of Mr. Navalny. “He lived as a free man and died as a free man.” nytimes.com/2024/03/01/wor…

Moscow, March 1, Alexey Navalny funeral. It is simply very dangerous to be there, yet thousands of people came.

'Please... take me to an emergency room if involuntary treatment is necessary to treat my schizophrenia.'

@Hannahfurfaro on psychiatric advance directives, wh can help people with severe mental illness avoid traumatic cycle of homelessness and jail.
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